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It's 2009. A 20-year-old Nikolas Rendl wakes up on a bench near a bus stop in an unfamiliar city, without any previous knowledge of what happened. Nikolas has to wander around the cold streets of the city and defend himself from scorched monsters with only one goal: Find answers to all of this.

Pyromaniac is a indie, adventure and action game developed by Dominik Braun and published by tayoDEV.
Released on January 30th 2026 is available only on Windows in 13 languages: English, German, Spanish - Spain, Bulgarian, Czech, Portuguese - Brazil, Turkish, Italian, French, Polish, Romanian, Russian and Croatian.

It has received 1,010 reviews of which 874 were positive and 136 were negative resulting in a rating of 8.2 out of 10. 😎

The game is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.


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Windows
  • OS: Windows 10
  • Processor: AMD Ryzen 5
  • Memory: 8 GB RAM
  • Graphics: AMD Radeon Vega 8
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
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3 hours played
Aug. 2026
I was looking for a game that could capture the same atmosphere and feeling as "Cry of fear" and this game absolutely did :3 the story felt a bit slow at first, but everything came together perfectly by the end. The ending left me speechless, i absolutely loved this game~ Huge thanks and shoutout to the creator for such an amazing experience <3
14 hours played
July 2026
a lot of people are probably calling this "We have Cry of Fear at home" and while thats technically true, im a huge sucker for cry of fear so i enjoyed playing another game like it
6 hours played
July 2026
A love letter to Cry of Fear. It has the right vibe and you can tell the developer understands what made that game so special. The melancholic atmosphere is honestly the strongest part of the game and there are a few moments that really reminded me why I love this type of horror. Unfortunately it's just too short to fully use its potential. Because of that, it ends up feeling more like a Cry of Fear copy than its own game. It borrows a lot of ideas but never really gets enough time to build its own identity. Despite that, I still enjoyed it. For a first game it's a really solid effort and I definitely see a lot of potential in the developer. I'm honestly excited to see what they make next because I think they could create something really special if they focus more on their own ideas.
24 hours played
June 2026
People who quite literally hate this game for being "too similar to CoF" are bums and glaze Cry of Fear far too much. It's the same people that complain about "there's no new CoF content" or "where's CoF 2/remake???" as well. The game is genuinely scary and has amazing sound design and aesthetics/vibe. It's a really fun play, I would recommend. Especially with the new update coming soon that will improve the game further and add more content. For being a shorter game, there's still replay-ability and I would still have paid 5 dollars for it after beating the game and knowing the content within. It's worth it, and it's peak. Absolute pyromania. Also you can see the love the dev has for the game and how much care he puts into it with listening to feedback or asking for suggestions in the Discord server. Oh and for that one review that said "for being called Pyromaniac you don't light a lot of fires" maybe try playing the game and absorbing the story it gave you because that's genuinely the worst reason to ever give a negative review in history and it has me heated.
2 hours played
May 2026
Cute little love letter to Cry of Fear with very similar gameplay and nighttime European city setting. Even though the game is very obviously hugely inspired by Cry of Fear it has its own identity with some unique new moments and a different (though easily foreseeable) ending twist. Easy recommend for everyone who loved Cry of Fear and wants to experience more like it. It is short, but also cheap.

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Frequently Asked Questions

Pyromaniac is currently priced at 4.99€ on Steam.

No, Pyromaniac is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 4.99€ on Steam.

Yes, Pyromaniac received 874 positive votes out of a total of 1,010 achieving a rating of 8.20.
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Pyromaniac was developed by Dominik Braun and published by tayoDEV.

Yes, Pyromaniac is playable and fully supported on Windows.

No, Pyromaniac is not playable on MacOS.

No, Pyromaniac is not playable on Linux.

This information about Pyromaniac is not available yet.

This information about Pyromaniac is not available yet.

No, Pyromaniac does not support VR.

Pyromaniac is a single-player game.

Yes, there is a DLC available for Pyromaniac. Explore additional content available for Pyromaniac on Steam.

No, Pyromaniac does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

No, Pyromaniac does not support Steam Remote Play.

Yes, Pyromaniac is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for Pyromaniac.

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Pyromaniac
Rating
8.2
874
136
Game modes
Features
Online players
11
Developer
Dominik Braun
Publisher
tayoDEV
Release 30 Jan 2026
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